Colour

#DB57F1

#DB57F1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB57F1 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 87, 241 and HSL 291°, 85%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DB57F1

RGBrgb(219, 87, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.3412, 0.9451

RGB percentages85.9%, 34.1%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(291.4, 84.6%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 63.9%, 94.5%)

CMYK9.1%, 63.9%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,374,897

CSS custom property--colour: #DB57F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#24A80E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F87F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6996EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DD709Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 19 Violet · ΔE 24.7 Orchid · ΔE 25.4 Dark violet · ΔE 26.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6DF157

Analogous#8E57F1, #F157BA

Triadic#F1DB57, #57F1DB

Split complementary#BAF157, #57F18E

Tetradic#F18E57, #6DF157, #57BAF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9E4FD

Lighter +20%#EFB5F9

Lighter +10%#E586F5

Darker −10%#D128ED

Darker −20%#B511D1

Darker −30%#8C0DA2

Darker −40%#630A72

More saturated +25%#E549FF

Less saturated −25%#CB6EDA

Channel breakdown

R219

G87

B241

Red219 (85.9%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue291.43°

Saturation (HSL)84.62%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 57 · B F1

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